Welcome to Care Talk.
Care Talk is an interactive storytelling project that amplifies the voices of caregivers working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. The messages below were recorded through the Care Talk Hotline, during phone interviews, or submitted by email. This page is updated as new stories come in, so check back often.
Thank you for listening.
"It's really deadly, actually."
"It's too much."
"I don't wear it 'cause it's not doing me good."
"There's no security."
"It's hard to find job here, except caregiver."
"I think they still need me."
"You never know what will happen tomorrow."
"They need my support."
"Either in the Philippines or here, it's scary."
"Luckily, we came to America."
"Most of us are frontliners."
"Little by little, I made them happy."
"I'm already 67 years old."
I'm choking only, I don't have COVID."
"I will not go."
"You have to wash your hands."
"I feel scared when going to work."
"But now we cannot meet each other."
"It's very hard to stay always in the house."
"The patient died in the hospital."
"I work with my heart."